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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / November 2006Lack of fuel...
Could a problem arise out of always having a low amount of fuel in the tank? I hardly ever have more than 1/2 a tank of fuel at one time and I usually add fuel when the guage falls between empty and 1/4 of a tank. I have 91,000 miles on my '00 Max SE (had it since the 55,000 mile mark). P0138 code pulled a month or so ago and repaired. Now, it's sputtering at times upon start with rough idle in drive until I accelerate somewhat. This morning was fine...fine cold start, no sputtering/hesitation whatsoever, etc. Just trying to figure out what the problem could be. Any tests I can run myself? The car hasn't had a tune-up since I've had it (not good I bet). Should I just wait until I get the code pulled first? Thanks in advance... PJ > Could a problem arise out of always having a low amount of fuel in the > tank? I hardly ever have more than 1/2 a tank of fuel at one time and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thanks in advance... > PJ The car has 100,000 mile spark plugs. It could be about time. You can start by simply replacing those. CD > Could a problem arise out of always having a low amount of fuel in the > tank? I hardly ever have more than 1/2 a tank of fuel at one time and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > a tune-up since I've had it (not good I bet). Should I just wait until > I get the code pulled first? I've heard in earlier times that a tank that was never filled up completely can be susceptible to rusting. Rust that has fallen off or other dirt that got into the tank lead to a somewhat similar behavior on a car of mine several years ago. But in that case the sputtering started when pressing the accelerator hard - as it turned out the dirt clogged a sieve. Not sure whether that could be related but I thought I mention it anyway. Maybe others have more insight. Regards robert Much thanks for the last 2 comments! Will definitely schedule a tune-up today. It's long overdue. My SEL went off yesterday...somewhat confusing. I started it this morning with no rough idle, hesitation, etc. but it took a second to turn over and actually start. Spark plug? Ignition coil? Still searching. Thanks again for the assistance. > > Could a problem arise out of always having a low amount of fuel in the > > tank? I hardly ever have more than 1/2 a tank of fuel at one time and [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > robert Moist from air condenses on cold surfaces. If filled with gas, no air, no moisture... so generally its better to be with full tank. But the less you have there, the less can be stolen:( Water in the system will definitely be a problem, that youll get if filling after a tanker has recently mulled the service station underground tank bottom sludge... Coilpacks go by the mile, 2k model MAF is known to go bad (vibration?). Looks like I have a misfire on the #6 cylinder...probably a bad plug or wire. Got the code pulled from AutoZone. Gonna get it tuned up and hope all is well. Thanks... > Moist from air condenses on cold surfaces. If filled with gas, no air, no > moisture... so generally its better to be with full tank. But the less you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Coilpacks go by the mile, 2k model MAF is known to go bad (vibration?). |
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